Printing-press.



No. 793,809. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. R. TONGE & J. BUTTERWORTH.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1904.

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PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. R. TONGE & J. BUTTERWORTH.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1904.

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No. 793G809. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. R. TONGE' & J. BUTTERWORTH. PRINT'MG PRES.

APPLICATION rum) MAY 16, 1m.

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l ftll ll lWGi- WWEQMW SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,809,

dated July 4, 1905i Application filed May 16, 1904. Serial No. 208,316.

To It II JI (IIII/ it may concur/1 He it known that we, Riemann Timon and .losicrir liu'r'rauwiinrrn, of the lirm f Lancaster & 'longe, Limited, subjects of the King of llreat Britain and lreland, and residents of .tlanchester, England, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Printing- .l resscs, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for stamping or printing trademarks, numerals, or other devices on cloth or other materials; but it is more especially applicable to cloth piece g ods, the objectof the iimn'ovements being to provide mechanism for operating upon one or more pieces of cloth at the same time and to generally simplify this class of machine while increasing its elliciency and productivity.

(.lur invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which l igure i is a side elevation, half in section, of a machine constructed in accordance with our invention; Fig. 2, plan of same, partly in section; Fig. 3, enlarged transverse section of the inking or color pad and the ink or color troughs; and Fig. 4t, partial longitudinal section of one of the ink or color rollers, also showing the character of the bearings.

lln carrying out our invention, a represents the side frames of the machine, connected together by cross-rails a, while It represents subsidiary frames mounted on the top of frames 1/, though they may be formed in one therewith.

/1 represents tables upon which the cloth or other material can be placed while undergoing the process of printing or stamping, said table being provided with adjustable brackets 7/, capable of being moved along slots 7/ and of being held in any required position by bolts and wing-nuts 7/. The goods to be printed or stamped are placed against the ad justable brackets. The cloth-tables can be adjusted vertically by means of screws 0 and nuts 1:, the latter forming part of hand-wheels 0, both screws and wheels being supported by brackets c. llocated between the clotl l l l l y, lined with a tables is an inking-pad consisting of a base a, of wood or other similar material, supported on the frames in" and having a central compartment d, in which is placed an india-rubher or other flexible bag at", capable of holding water or other liquid or a gas and having a llange at its top side which can be secured to the base (Z in any suitable manner. On the upper side of the bag is placed a mackintosh or waterproof cover e and on the top of this a sheet of felt or printers blanket c, the latter being adapted to receive ink or color on its upper surface, while the mackintosh prevents the ink coming into contact with the indiarubber bag. The bag therefore represents a flexible medium with which the trade-mark or other device stamps f of the usual constructive character can come into contact, pick up the ink or color, and transfer it to the cloth or other material to be stamped. The base (Z has also formed in it side COIHPEtIlBITIO/IHLS suitable material r/ and containing the ink or color. l/lounted in each COHIDELIUTIOHE is a perforated roller 0., mounted in spring-controlled hearings, consisting of pins or slides 71., riding in guideways it and controlled by springs 1/, the arrangement permitting of the rollers being pushed downward into the troughs or com 'iarmients r by the inking or color brush 1' as it reaches the extent of its horizontal stroke in either direction, the brush also slightly rotating the rollers at the same time. The rollers may be prevented turning back by lixing ratchetwheels-f at one end of their ends and em-- ploying a pivoted pawl f or a like device to engage therewith. Y

The means for transferring the ink or color from the compartments 1, and thence to the stamps or printing devices, and finally to the cloth or other material consists of a drivingshaft 7', carrying a fixed pulley j and loose pulley j and a fixed pinion j, gearing with a wheel Zr, mounted on shaft 1 and carried in hearings in the framework (1, the said shaft having at the opposite end a crank ll, to the pin of which is coupled a connecting-rod W, the opposite end of which is shackled to a pin Z, lixed to or forming part 0]: a rack f, slldable in bearings I", fixed to the framework n of the machine. The rack I is adapted to engage with pinions 1 fixed on the shafts m, carried, in the framework (1, the said shafts having fixed at either end levers on, the lower ends of which are provided with lixed or adjustable weights 71/, while their upper ends are coupled to pins 11/, carried by light frames )1, preferably of aluminium, the upper ends of said frames having extending arms a, to which are connected the stay or cross rails 11.", to which the trade-imtrk or other device stamps are adjustably fastened by wing-nuts 0 and screwed studs v. The inner sides of the frames 02 are provided with vertical guide ways 7), adapted to receive bowls 7), mounted on trunnions of a transverse rail p, to which the ink or color brush 1 is secured by bolts and wing-nuts r The transverse rail 71" carries bosses (1, adapted to slide horizontally on rods 17, carried by brackets 1/, attached to or forming part of the frames IL. It will therefore be seen that as motion is given to the driving-shaft 7' and shaft Z/ the rack Z is moved backward and forward, so as to turn the levers m about their shafts on in the direction of the arrows, the lovers m forming a parallel motion designed to cause the frames n to rise and fall vertically and simultaneously move alternately backward and forward, so as to bring one trade-mark stamp into contact with the pad carrying the ink, while the other stamp comes in contact with the cloth or other material to be stamped or printed. At the same time the movement of the frames n. pushes the brush i backward and forward. As already stated, the brush comes into contact with the ink or color rollcrs at each end of the stroke, picks up the coloring material, and transfers it to the felt or blanket c, at the same time distributing the color over its surface. The inking-pad is perfectly [iexible and enables a good distribution of ink on the trade-mark stamps to be obtained, and consequently a good impression to be given on the cloth.

\Ve would have it understood that the machine may be made with one cloth-supporting table, one ink-reservoir, and one series of arms to support the trade-mark stamps only; but We prefer the arrangement shown in the drawings. Further, instead of perforated ink-rollers wemay employ imperforate rollers, or either of such class of roller may be covered on its exterior with felt to assist in retaining the color as the rollers are turned round.

and moving backward and forward horizontally, meansattaehed to said frames for supporti ng the stamping or printing device, guidebars arranged above the inking-pad, a horizontally-slidable brush carried by said guidebars, a system of parallel motion-levers connected to the frames carrying the stamping devices and operating the latter and the slidable brush and also coupled to rotatable shafts and means for giving said shafts a rotary reciprocating motion substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In a machine of the character and for the purposes described an ink or color brush, trade-mark stamps, the means for moving the ink or color brush horizontally and for bringing the trade-mark stamps alternately into contact with the pad and the material to be stamped consisting of side frames capable of rising and falling and of moving backward and forward horizontally, rails carried by said frames and supporting the trade-mark stamps, a system of parallel motion-levers connected to the frames carrying the stamping devices and to rotatable shafts, means for giving said shafts a rotary reciprocating motion, guideways on the inner faces of the rising and falling frames, bowls carried on the ends of the reciprocable ink-brush and engaging with the guideways and tables carrying the material to be stamped substantially as described.

3. In a printing-press, tables, an inkingpad, a printing-frame supported over the pad,

means for imparting an oscillatory motion to v the frame, and means operated by the frame for distributing ink over the pad.

4.. In a printing-press, an inking-pad, tables, adjustable brackets on the tables, a printing-frame supported over the pad, and means for imparting an oscillatory movement to the frame.

5. In a printing-press, an inking-pad, adjustable tables, a printing-frame supported over the pad, and means for imparting an oscillatory movement to the frame.

6. In a printing-press, an inking-pad, vertically-adjustable tables, a printing-frame sup ported over the pad, and means for imparting an oscillatory movement to the frame.

7. In a printing-press, an inking-pad, tables having slots, adjustable brackets on the tables, means carried by the brackets and riding in the slots for securing the brackets in their adjusted position, a printing-frame supported over the pad, and means for imparting an oscillatory movement to the frame.

8. In a printing-press, a main frame, an inking-pad supported by the main frame, tables on the main frame a printing-frame, levers for supporting the printing-frame over the pad and means for moving the lovers whereby an oscillatory movement is imparted to the printing-frame.

9. In a printing-press, inking-pad supported thereby,

a main frame, an tables on the 793,809 tit main frame, a printing frame, weighted levers for sumiorting the wanting-frame over the pad, and means for moving the levers.

10. hi a printinepress, a main frame, an inking-pad thereon, tables on the main frame, a printing-frame over the pad, levers pivoted to the printing-frame, and means for moving the levers.

'1 l, in a prirlting'qn'ess, a main frame, an inking-pad thereon, tables on the main frame, a printing-frameover the pad, levers pivoted to the frame, adjustable weights on the levers, and means for moving the levers.

12. in a printing-press, a main frame, an hiking-pad thereon, tables on the main frame, a printing-frame, over the pad, shafts journaled in the main frame, levers secured to the shafts and su pporting the printing-frame, and means for imparting motion to the shafts.

13. :ln a 1')rintine'-press, a main frame, an inking-pad thereon, tables on the main fran'le, a printing-frame over the pad, shafts journaled in the main frame, levers securedanidway their length to the shafts, an end of each of the levers being secured to the printingframe, and means for imparting" motion to the shafts.

it. In a printing-press, a main frame, an inlqi n5; pad thereon, tahles on the main frame, a 1n'intingfrmne over the pad, shafts journaled in the main frame, levers secured midway their length to the shafts, an end of each of the levers being secured to the printing-- frame, weights on the free portions of the levers, and means for imparting motion to the shafts,

15. hi a printing--press, a main frame, an

inltingnnl thereon, tables on the main frame, a prirating-frame over the pad, shalts journaled in the main frame, levers secured to the shafts and supporting the printim, frame, pinions on the shafts, a rack supported by the main f 'ame, said rack meshing with the pinions and means for recim'oeating' the rack,

16. In a printingpress, an inking-pad, tabios, a 1')rintin,g'- frame supported over the pads, ,euideways in the printingframe, a brush for the pad, having ends riding, in the g'l'iideways, and means for imparting an oscillatory motion to the pril1ting-frame.

17. in a 1n'intii'ig-press, an inking-pad, a printing-frame su pported over the 1):}! lsagnid erods mounted on each side of the inl ing-pad, gnidewags formed in the printing-frame, an inking-brush for the pad loosely mounted on the guide-rods, li osses in the guidewavs of the frantic and means for imparting an oscillatory motion to the printilig-frame.

.18. In a printing-mess, a main frame, an iIilIing-pad thereon, tahles on the main frame, a printing-frame, over the pads, shafts jonr naled in the main frame, levers seen red to the shafts, and snpporth'ne' the printing-frame, pinions on the shafts, guides on the main frame, a raeh riding in the e'uides and meshing with the pinions and means for reciproeating the rack.

ln testimony whereof we have herei'into set our hands in the presence of two Witnesses.

RIC H A It!) TlUNGE. d USEPI l liU'lYlE RNVO l-tTl f. il itnesses:

WILLIAM H. Tla'rnoii, das. S'rmvAi-rr lhtrmnmorr. 

